دلیجان
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Armenian Դիլիջան (Diliǰan).
Proper noun
دلیجان • (Dilican)
- Dilijan (a town in Armenia)
Descendants
- Turkish: Dilican
Persian
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دلیجان
Etymology 1
From French diligence (“stage-coach”), from Latin diligens.
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /deliːˈd͡ʒɒːn/
Noun
دلیجان • (delijân) (plural دلیجانها (delijân-hâ))
- stage-coach
- carriage
Synonyms
- درشکه (doroške)
- کالسکه (kâleske)
Etymology 2
Unknown. Possibly from French (see above), or from دلیرگان (delirgân), from دلیر (delir, “courageous”). Compare Armenian Դիլիջան (Diliǰan).
Alternative forms
- دلیگان (deligân)
Proper noun
دلیجان • (delijân)
- Delijan (a town in Markazi province, Iran)